Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 179 Zhoushan Sea Battle

"Our fleet will arrive in Zhoushan soon." Zheng Chenggong said, somewhat emotionally. He fought against the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years, came to the south of the Yangtze River many times, and fought large and small wars in coastal areas. , Zheng Chenggong wins more and loses less, but the situation has not improved.In particular, Zheng Jun's decisive defeat in the Battle of Nanjing completely destroyed the anti-Qing situation.

Zheng Sen left Taiwan and chose to expel the Dutch invaders. One of the reasons he was ashamed to talk about it was that he actually did not have much confidence in defeating the Qing army on land.He hoped to maintain the orthodox structure of the Ming Dynasty, and did not want to cut off his hair and change clothes, let alone lose his integrity. However, his enterprising spirit was always limited. He could separate Taiwan and wait for the changes in time, which was his whole plan.

Until the sky sent a Bai Mingxiu.

Now Zheng Chenggong has to admit that extraordinary people have extraordinary abilities. He has fought against the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years and has come into contact with different figures such as Longwu, Zhang Mingzhen, Lu Wang, Zhang Huangyan, etc., but only in front of Bai Mingxiu, Zheng Chenggong can't give birth to anything. With a heart of disobedience, I only feel that the world should belong to this person, and he is destined to belong to him.

Lord Guo Xing observed the various operations of the Southern Ming court, especially when he saw the actions of the officials and the state of the Ming Dynasty's National Restoration Army, and he had an idea in his heart——it is unreasonable for Shenzhou not to return to Ming Dynasty, and it is unreasonable for Zhu Cixuan Sit in this world.

Even for Chu Youxin, the deputy commander of the fleet that he is currently working with, Zheng Chenggong can't help but love talents.If Chu Youxin is a member of his Zheng family faction, Zheng Chenggong will definitely cultivate him vigorously.

Chu Youxin is not clear about Zheng Sen's thoughts and appreciation. He is not the same as Captain Meng Hui, who is considered to be the "prince's direct line of the navy". Chu Youxin lost some of the exquisiteness and extravagance of the aristocratic military branch of the navy, but on the contrary, he was a little more down-to-earth to the sailors, and he was wild and unruly in fighting the wind and waves.

"The Zhejiang navy reacted slowly. According to the feedback from the advance fleet, they didn't even respond to the landing of His Royal Highness's Independent Brigade. It was only later that they found out that our Ming fleet had arrived. However, Brigadier General Meng's formation has already begun to carry out the blockade mission. "

Zheng Chenggong said to Chu You: "The area between Zhoushan and Ningbo is just a narrow sea area. Let alone sailing, even swimming can swim over it. Tian Xiong, the admiral of Zhejiang Province, is also a man who is used to fighting. Commodore Meng's fleet is not large. , if Tian Xiong's hundreds of guns attack at once, the number that can be intercepted is probably limited."

Chu Youxin laughed, and said: "If they really do this, then many people will probably be killed in the sea. Even on the road, how difficult it will be for those small boats to gather again. King Ying knows very well. Your Highness is handsome and independent. The brigade is even more powerful, so it must be arranged in Xiangshan Port, as many Qing troops come up, I am afraid they will be driven back to the sea."

Zheng Chenggong found that Chu Youxin always seemed to be smiling, but in fact he was aloof and not very convincing. Even though he was the prince of the dynasty, one of the three kings with different surnames, and his immediate boss, Chu Youxin was also With the capital of self-confidence, the big and small affairs in the fleet are actually handled by Chu Youxin as a whole.

"Colonel Chu, don't underestimate the enemy." Zheng Sen educated Chu Youxin without pain or itching.

"Hey, I would like to follow King Ying's instruction."

The fleet they led soon entered the waters of the Zhoushan Islands. Coincidentally, they encountered the Zhoushan Qing army crossing the sea in a large scale.

There are many islands around the Zhoushan Islands, and the sea area is relatively narrow, which is not suitable for a very large-scale fleet.Because the Ming Navy had already attacked the Qing army ships in Zhoushan Port a few days ago, and used the method of setting fire to the fire boats, it damaged some of the Qing army's medium and large ships.However, Admiral Tian Xiong and Navy Admiral Zhang Jie would not let it go. Instead, they took care of the ships and enlarged their length and width in an attempt to pass through the blockade of the Ming Navy and reach the mainland with a numerical advantage.

Chu Youxin turned to the navy-specific binoculars in his hand, and said with a leisurely smile: "You really hit the spot, King Ying, Tian Xiong really wanted to break through Commodore Meng's sea blockade."

Zheng Chenggong said solemnly: "I'm afraid Tian Xiongzhi will not stop there, but also destroy Brigadier General Meng's formation."

Chu Youxin said mockingly: "That's really underestimating people. I really want to see how amazing the power of the new 'toy' brought by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The new toy that Chu Youxin mentioned was indeed put into the battlefield soon. A huge, jaw-dropping battleship with a pitch-black hull, with black smoke spouting from the chimney, drove into the battlefield just like Godzilla. .

This is also the first time that Zheng Chenggong saw the East China Sea. Looking at such a huge monster, Zheng Chenggong was also a little dazed for a while: "His Royal Highness once sat down with me. We talked about the destiny. His Highness said that he has mastered the destiny. He wants to popularize science in Daming, advocating technology to achieve large-scale industry, I didn’t have a clear concept at that time, what the so-called large-scale industry can bring, but seeing the East China Sea today, it is somewhat clear.”

Chu Youxin laughed and said, "Isn't that right? On it is the most ruthless 230mm cannon of our Ming Dynasty. If this cannon goes down, it will really destroy a battalion with one cannon."

Zheng Chenggong showed a little smile and said: "Our mixed fleet can't fall behind, the whole fleet, stop the Qing army!"

This was the first time that Zheng Chenggong led the naval fleet of the Restoration Army. Although it was not a real decisive battle at sea, Zheng Chenggong still carried out his newly mastered naval tactics relatively well.

The Pingman was the first to enter the battlefield, and many Qing army ships did not react at all. The faster Ming army warships had already sailed to their left and entered the range.

"Port side, fire!"

Dozens of medium- and large-caliber smoothbore guns on the side roared and fired at the small boats.The naval gunners of the Restoration Army are accustomed to firing at a relatively short distance of 200 meters, similar to their European counterparts.Artillery in the Age of Sail is not about range, but rate of fire.Generally, the gunners of the British Royal Navy can fire twice as fast as the gunners of the French Navy.The naval gunners of the National Restoration Army are not far behind the British Royal Navy.

Seeing 12 friendly warships join the battlefield, Meng Hui on the Donghai also showed a little smile: "It was a great help. This way, at least [-]% to [-]% of these ships of the Qing army can be sunk."

The Ming navy continued to attack with its superior firepower, but their opponents couldn't even give a few cannon shots as an effective response.The number of artillery pieces of the Qing army's navy was small, and most of them were installed on the bow.Often when they fired their cannons, they were already covered by the straddle shots of the Ming army.

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